It’s fragile heads all round in the Top Gear office this morning – last night saw our magazine’s glittering awards ceremony, and we’re still recovering from Christian von Koenigsegg’s startling revelation that the main inspiration for his awesome Agera was a 25-year-old Norwegian cartoon about fishermen.


“Here’s kind of how it goes. There’s a welcome of sorts from Jeremy, and we meet him and his mates for a series of challenges to determine whether Australia or England gets to hold a brilliant new sporting title: The Motoring Ashes. Cue cricketing analogy, etc. Then it’s time to take on The Nigels (they called us The Bruces, so it only seemed fair…) in sheep herding, drag racing, drifting, upside-down racing and rallying.”